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What's left?
The year 2019 is drawing to a close and one asks oneself the question: What will remain from this year's point of view of machine vision? On the one hand, there is the topic of artificial intelligence. If one follows all the hymns of praise for the new (or old) algorithms, one could (almost) get the idea to ask oneself how image processing could ever function without AI. Then there was the heavy camera acquisition wave. Numerous camera manufacturers have been sold or have joined forces to better defy future demands. The current forecasts for the coming year show that this could be due not only to powerful competitors from the Far East, but also to a strong economic slowdown. By the way, this is the last inVISION newsletter for this year. The next issue will be published on 16 January 2020. Until then, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Kind regards
Dr.-Ing. Peter Ebert, Chief Editor inVISION
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Image: ©Tatiana Shepeleva/stock.adobe.com
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Topstory
Ethics and Explainability related to Artificial Intelligence
Since today's artificial intelligence does not develop an awareness of what it learns, AI in principle is completely objective. Therefore the risks of using AI are related to the data and not in the AI itself. The current discussion of AI and ethics aims to prevent artificial intelligence systems from discriminating people.
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Image: Basler AG
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Sponsor-News
Basler boost CoaXPress 2.0 Bundle
With the Basler boost Bundle, Basler offers a CXP-12 camera with matching CXP-12 interface card from a single source. This way the integration effort - together with the pylon Camera Software Suite (SDK) - can be significantly reduced, only one SDK is required. The combination with Power-over-CXP (PoCXP) and Trigger enables a cost-saving single cable solution. A number of powerful features, such as the PGI feature set, ensures effective image optimization directly in the camera.
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Image: Basler AG
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Sponsor-News
Basler boost CoaXPress 2.0 Camera Series
With the Basler boost camera series, Basler expands its portfolio with cameras featuring the new CoaXPress 2.0 standard and modern CMOS sensor technology. The boost cameras offer outstanding image quality either with the Sony IMX253 sensor with 12MP resolution and a frame rate of 68fps, or with the IMX255 sensor at 9MP and 93fps. With the CoaXPress 2.0 standard, a bandwidth of up to 12.5Gbps can be achieved via a single CXP-12 cable with cable lengths of up to 40m.
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North American MV Market Fell 4.6% through Q3
North American sales of machine vision systems and components contracted 4.6% comparing year to date numbers, to text.07 billion through September, according to new statistics by the AIA. Machine vision systems (smart cameras and application specific MV systems) saw a decrease of 2% year over year, at 9.9 million. The MV components market dipped 4% to .1 million in the same time. Total MV financial transactions fell 2% to 4.1 million. 53% of respondents believe MV component market sales in total will increase and 38% believe sales will remain flat. There is more consensus in the MV systems market, with 70% expecting flat performance and 24% believing sales will increase in the next six months.
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Image: Statistisches Bundesamt, VDMA e.V.
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Declining Production in German Mechanical Engineering
In the first ten months of the year, production in the German mechanical engineering sector fell by 1.8% in real terms compared to the year before, while order intake fell by 9% in the same period. For the coming year, the VDMA continues to expect a further decline in production of 2% in real terms. The reason for this is a continuous faltering of the global economy.
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Image: Carl Zeiss AG
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Zeiss Increases Revenue by 11%
The Zeiss Group continued its growth trajectory in the fiscal year 2018/19. Revenue grew by 11%, reaching €6.43 billion (previous year: €5.82 billion). Adjusted for currency and acquisition effects (like-for-like), revenue rose by 8%. At €1.06 billion, earnings before interest and taxes were significantly higher than the previous year (€772 million).
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Image: TeDo Verlag GmbH
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inVISION News TV: Focus Robot Vision
This week inVISION News TV presents three interesting robot vision solutions from Baumer, Gestalt Robotics & ESE Robotics. As always, our YouTube channel has 'three products in three minutes', so just drop by.
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Image: Denso Wave Europe
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25 Years QR Code and a Security Update
The QR code (Quick Response) was developed by Denso in 1994 and received the European Inventor Award in 2014. As the importance of data security has increased significantly, Denso has now developed the Secure QR Code (SQRC). It enables the encryption of sensitive data. Visually, the SQRC is indistinguishable from a conventional QR code. However, it ensures that access to the secured part is only possible with certain readers with the corresponding encryption key. Face recognition can also be combined with the new code.
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Image: University Of Maryland / AP
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Co-Inventor of Barcode Dies Aged 94
US engineer George Laurer, who co-invented the barcode and helped to transform the retail world in the 1970s, has died at age 94. The former IBM employee's funeral was held in his hometown of Wendell, North Carolina. Laurer is recognized as the co-inventor of the Universal Product Code (UPC), or barcode, which can be found on millions of products, services and other items for identification.
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Image: Lakesight Technologies Holding GmbH
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New Managing Director at Lakesight
Chromasens has appointed Oliver Dittmar as Managing Director of Operations. He joined Lakesight in Business Development in April 2019. In his new role he will sustainably grow the Chromasens business in the division Operations and strengthen the industrial processes at at the company.
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Image: AMA Fachverband für Sensorik und Messtechnik e.V.
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Call for Papers AMA Innovation Award 2020
The AMA Association for Sensor and Measurement Technology calls on researchers and developers to submit innovative projects and product ideas from the field of sensor and measurement technology by 29 January 2020. Applications can be submitted by individuals and development teams from companies and research institutions with innovative research and development solutions that demonstrate recognizable market relevance.
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Image: Werth Messtechnik GmbH
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Successful Werth Technology Day 2019
At this year's Werth Technology Day in Giessen, Germany, Werth Messtechnik presented its new products to an audience of experts from all over Germany. The events take place every year at selected locations in German-speaking countries in cooperation with universities, institutes and cooperation partners from industry. During the event in Gießen, the Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth Foundation awarded prizes for scientific work in the field of non-contact dimensional metrology. The foundation was founded by the widow of the company founder and has been awarding prizes for the work of young scientists since 1988.
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Image: Perception Park GmbH
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Hyperspectral Imaging Conference Chii 2020
From 27 to 28 May 2020 the Chii 2020 (Conference on Hyperspectral Imaging in Industry) will take place in Graz (Austria). Perception Park, together with Spectronet, the Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft as well as the Enterprise Europe Network will organize the technology conference for the fourth time. In addition to the conference part, technology suppliers from all over the world will present their latest Hyperspectral Imaging developments in an exhibition. Participants will have the opportunity to meet certain experts or other chii participants via an online platform in advance. Details of the programme and registration will be available shortly.
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Image: Ibsen Photonics A/S / Delta Optical Thin Film A/S / SpectroNet c/o Technologie- und Innovationspark Jena GmbH
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Photonics Day Denmark 2020
Photonics Day Denmark will take place for the first time on 24 March 2020 at the Foss Innovation Center in Hillerod. In cooperation with the Spectronet Cluster, the companies Ibsen Photonics and Delta Optical Thin Film will host the event.
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Image: HCI Heidelberg Collaboratory for Image Processing
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74th Heidelberg Image Processing Forum
The 74th Heidelberg Image Processing Forum will take place at Dentsply Sirona in Bensheim on March 3, 2020. The focus will be on 'Machine Learning for 3D Imaging and Modeling'. While 3D imaging is already established in medical applications, it is only now beginning to really develop in industrial applications. Therefore, the forum pursues two goals: Knowledge transfer between medical and industrial image processing and an inventory of learning methods in 3D imaging and analysis.
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Image: MVTec Software GmbH
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50% Discount für MVTec Innovation Day 2020
Developers, programmers and users from the industrial machine vision can bring themselves on the Innovation Day on 20 February in Munich on the newest conditions regarding machine vision and look behind the Scenes of MVTec. In addition to practical presentations and live demos, they will receive information about new technologies and functions that help with daily applications. New Halcon features such as Anomaly Detection or the generic Box Finder are also on the agenda. With the code Innovation20inVISION you can secure 50% discount (limited number of seats).
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VISION VENTURES NEWS
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Image: Outsight
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$20 Million for 3D Semantic Camera
Outsight, the French startup that develops 3D monitoring systems and sensors, has raised $20 million of seed funding. With a team based in Paris, Helsinki, and San Francisco, the company has developed the first 3D Semantic Camera, a device that can both perceive and understand the environment, even identifying the material composition of surrounding objects.
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Image: Nano-X Imaging Ltd.
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Mobile CT Company plans Nasdaq IPO
Israeli imaging company Nanox, which has developed a mobile CT device that is substantially smaller and cheaper than the existing devices, is supposedly planning on holding its IPO on Nasdaq in the first quarter of 2020. It is believed that the company intends to hold its offering at a company valuation of more than $500 million.
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